Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAZETTE


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. it, 1887.
There is a rumor current about the Capt.
FOL To dav to the effect that the President
will offer Mr.. Carlisle the Treasury Depart
ment Il is not said that the offer has yet
heen made. nor that Mr.. Carlisle has ever
intimated that such an offer would be &C.
cented but only that the President has con-
ceived the idea of making the offer.
Representative Libhey has presented the
netition of citizens of Princess Anne county,
Virginia, for survey of West Neck creek,
preparatory to asking an appropriation Tor
the improvement of the same.
Major Bob Washington, of Westmoreand
county, Va, is in the city to-day, urging an
increase in the appropriation for improving
the grounds and building wharf at Wake
field, the birthplace of General Washington,
in that county.
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, being
asked this morning if there was any other
reason for the revocation of his brothers
commission as collector of internal revenue
than the fact that twenty odd years ago,
when youngster, he wrote saDgulnary
Southern letter. replied none other, and that
the President so informed him.
The investigation of the charge that re-
publican government is upturned IN Texas
was resumed this morning, but no new cyl,
dence was elected. Governor Ireland, OF
Texas. is here to see that bis State Is NOT
misrepresented without refutation. In the
Senate Mr.. Hoar's motion to extend the
investigation to the charge that =. o on
GERS in Texas attempted to intimidate the
witnesses was passed by party vote. This
motion was induced by the fact that the
U. S. district attorney for Texas had sent
telegram to Attorney General Garland, who
had sent copy of it TO the committee con-
Quoting the investigation, requesting that
Witnesses be held until he could get here,
so that he might cross examine them.
After the morning hour in the Senate to-
day Mr.. Stanford called up his bill for char
tering co operative business in the District
of Columbia, and read long speech there
on.
IL is understood that the descendants of
John Sinclair, of Dumfties Prince William
county, Va, have a large and valid claim
against the Government, arising under the
French spoliaton bill.
Messrs. NJ. B. Rowe and 0. D. Foster, OF
Fredericksburg, Va, were here to-day, and
with ex representative Sener from their dis
trict, made an arrangement with some OF
the Virginia congressional delegation to call
upon Mr.. Speaker Carlisle and ask him to
recognize some member of the House on the
Dist inst. to move to take up the bill to COM
plete the monument to the mother of Wash
ipeton, at Fredericksburg, so that that bill
NAV be passed by the House on the day
preceding the anniversary of Washington's
birthday.
The Honse foreign Affairs committee CO.
day agreed on G bill for retaliaJing upon
Canada for the seizure Of American vessels.
The wise advice Of Mr.. W. Walter Phelps
was not needed, and the Belmont bill for
Selling Canadian ships and Canadian trains
was practically adopted, with the provision
creating q commission stricken out. 1t is
hardly possible the Senate will agree to any
such bill.
The river and harbor bill was reported in
the Senate to-day. 1t appropriates $500, 900
for the improvement Of the navigation OF
the Potomac river, but makes no special ap.
preparation for an ice boat 10 keep open the
channel during the winter.
The Senate at , O'Clock to-day commenced hear
ing eulogies upon the late Senator Pike, whose
seat was drapcd in mourning. Al the same hour
the House commenced hearing eulogies upon the
late Senator Logan.
The altic'c in the GAZETTE of Saturday last
about the proposed building of an immense iron
steamship in Alexandria has occasioned good
deal of talk here, and people here are already
! looking to Alexandria as place of great posi-
| bilities.
Both parties in the Senate to-day held csucuses
on the order Of business for the remainder OF the
| session. Each arranged its plan, aud Mr.. Sher-
man on the part of the republicans, and Mr.. Har-
rs on the part OF the democrats, were designated to
settle differences.